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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Survival. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wilkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Alves shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wilkins eats them both and turns towards Alves to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jay Wilkins has been cut.
Wilkins moves away from the strike by Alves .
Wilkins wants to slow Alves down by chopping away at his legs.
Wilkins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilkins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wilkins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Alves is avoiding damage well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wilkins working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Alves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wilkins working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves is looking to regain half guard here but Wilkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Wilkins working the ground and pound but Alves is defending the strikes.
Alves stops Wilkins from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilkins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Alves is avoiding damage well.
Alves gets back to half guard.
Wilkins trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
Wilkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilkins throwing shots but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
Alves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkins preventing the sweep.
Wilkins looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkins has momentary wrist control but Alves slips an elbow through the middle.
We've been hearing that Alves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wilkins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alves passes into side control.
Wilkins wants to control but Alves postures up.
Wilkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands some shots froms side control.
Wilkins tries to bench press Alves off him but Alves keeps the position.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Wilkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilkins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alves off and has taken his back!
Wilkins avoiding Alves 's attempts to control his hands.
Wilkins punishes Alves with strikes from the back mount.
Alves has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Wilkins.
Wilkins is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alves knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alves for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins controlling the position well here. Alves rolled but Wilkins kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wilkins's guard. Nice work there by Alves .
Alves prevents Wilkins from getting back to his feet.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkins, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Wilkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Wilkins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilkins slips a straight right by Alves .
Alves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilkins shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilkins shoots in and bounces Alves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilkins is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilkins!
Wilkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Wilkins wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alves with the ground and pound from mount.
Jay Wilkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves cracks Wilkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wilkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alves prevents Wilkins from getting the reversal.
Alves looking to control but Wilkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilkins working to try and regain half guard.
Wilkins is still trying to improve position.
Wilkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves with good strikes from the mount here!
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wilkins can't escape the position.
Wilkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alves lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves unloading with bombs!
Wilkins is rocked!
Wilkins tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
Wilkins is still in real trouble! Can Alves finish him?
Alves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alves loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Wilkins scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Alves land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Alves stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Alves !
As Thiago Alves got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Do you quack? Do you quak like a duck when you suck!!! Hey after party at my place- I need a blow job!!! Gina!! I know your out there come on baby!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen Got Money as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flint Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 31 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marko on the side of the head.
Marko tries to sprawl but Coleman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Marko's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coleman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coleman's back!
Coleman is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Marko off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Marko throwing sloppy strikes.
Marko is throwing shots to the body but Coleman manages to wriggle free. Marko pounces on him again and ends up in Coleman's guard.
Marko won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
Marko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman is adopting a defensive guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coleman is trying to keep Marko in close.
Marko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coleman's head.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko preventing the sweep.
Marko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coleman is pulling down on Marko's head. It's preventing any offense from Marko, at least for the moment.
Coleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Coleman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Coleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coleman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marko on his heels. He'll look to pass Marko's guard now, I'm sure.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coleman trying to control but Marko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Marko to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Coleman is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Marko pulls down on the head and he's put Coleman to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Flint Marko!
Flint Marko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Berzerk. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Klitschko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klitschko momentarily.
Klitschko gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harris tries to pass to full mount but Klitschko defends it.
Klitschko is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris controlling the pace.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Klitschko is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klitschko tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Klitschko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Klitschko pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris tries to pass to full mount but Klitschko defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Klitschko is trying to stand up here but Harris is controlling him well.
Klitschko is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris lunges at Klitschko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klitschko's hand.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Klitschko.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Klitschko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Klitschko scores with a nice head shot.
Klitschko throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris checks a low kick from Klitschko.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Klitschko is looking to clinch.
Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harris trying to control the action but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
Klitschko gets back to half guard.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko kicks Harris off and gets back to his feet.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris defending well as Klitschko loads up on a big left hand.
Klitschko is looking to clinch.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko avoids it really well and circles away.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klitschko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Alonzo Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko slips under a jab.
Klitschko scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris catches Klitschko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Klitschko slips a jab from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Klitschko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Klitschko won't be happy with that.
Harris content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klitschko keeps working.
Harris has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Harris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Klitschko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
Klitschko has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klitschko is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Klitschko off the cage and back into range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klitschko doesn't seem bothered though.
Klitschko misses with a few strikes there.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a jab when Klitschko was well out of range.
Klitschko throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Klitschko!
Klitschko is not content to let Harris control the position.
Klitschko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Klitschko's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Harris trying to control the action but Klitschko just sinks the hooks in.
Klitschko thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Klitschko trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko controlling well, preventing Harris from escaping the position.
Klitschko lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Harris hold on?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko biding his time, controlling Harris.
Klitschko missing with strikes.
Klitschko tries to keep control of the position but Harris is staying busy.
Klitschko is riding his opponent, not letting Harris buck him off.
Harris tries to escape but Klitschko has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Klitschko is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Harris up.
Alonzo Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris is keeping busy.
Harris tries to roll but Klitschko sticks to his back.
Klitschko struggling to keep hold of the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Harris is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Klitschko is not going to allow Harris to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is hanging on to Harris's back as he tries to escape.
Harris is keeping busy.
Harris is really stuck here.
Klitschko lands punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klitschko throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Klitschko is hanging on to Harris's back as he tries to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klitschko has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Harris's body.
Harris trying to control the hands but Klitschko breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris wins by majority decision!
Alonzo Harris looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusso Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusso Do!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiddler throws a leg kick that misses.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Do.
Do lands a jab.
Do forces Fiddler back against the cage and clinches.
Fiddler controlling the action here for a moment.
Fiddler blocks the elbow strike.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Fiddler is blocking nicely.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Fiddler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fiddler throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Fiddler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fiddler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Do scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Fiddler is blocking nicely.
Fiddler takes an elbow to the temple.
Fiddler scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
Do blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fiddler avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fiddler throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fiddler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do tries a knee to the head but Fiddler blocks it.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fiddler is trying to stall.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fiddler pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do avoids the elbow strike from Fiddler, against the cage.
Fiddler prevents Do from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fiddler.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fiddler misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fiddler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Do.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fiddler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Fiddler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Do looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fiddler prevents Do from breaking the clinch.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fiddler blocks it with crossed arms.
Do looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fiddler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Do or not.
Fiddler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do letting Fiddler take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Fiddler tries to stall but Do uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Do tries a knee to the head but Fiddler blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do avoids a wild elbow strike from Fiddler.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do blocks a body shot from Fiddler.
Fiddler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fiddler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Do.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Fiddler avoids the damage to the body.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Fiddler blocks with his arms.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fiddler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brusso Do dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Fiddler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fiddler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fiddler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Do can't break the clinch.
Fiddler pushes off an throws an elbow but Do leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fiddler.
Fiddler trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fiddler.
Do with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Do misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fiddler throws an elbow but misses.
Fiddler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiddler misses with a punch to the body.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fiddler controlling the action here for a moment.
Do tries a knee to the head but Fiddler blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brusso Do seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fiddler looking to stall.
Do being controlled against the cage.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Fiddler avoids the damage to the body.
Fiddler lands a body punch.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fiddler effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Fiddler for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Fiddler lands an uppercut.
Do landing knees to the head.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fiddler's defenses.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Fiddler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiddler managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do prevents a body shot from Fiddler.
Fiddler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Fiddler is looking to control Do's arms but Do gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fiddler has his back to the cage.
Fiddler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fiddler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do lands an elbow just above Fiddler 's eye.
Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Do blocks a body shot from Fiddler.
Fiddler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Freddie Fiddler's cut is getting worse.
Do breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiddler throws a solid leg kick but Do takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fiddler.
Fiddler looks for the body kick but Do saw that one coming.
Do has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fiddler is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fiddler looks to throw a body kick
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Fiddler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Do connects with a leg kick. Fiddler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler rushes Do and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fiddler stalls.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Fiddler is blocking nicely.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Fiddler blocks with his arms.
Fiddler blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fiddler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Do lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiddler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fiddler's face.
A bit of stalling here from Fiddler.
Do lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brusso Do showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddie Fiddler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fiddler clobbers Do with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Fiddler misses.
Fiddler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Do fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Do takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fiddler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
Do has closed the distance and engaged Fiddler in a clinch.
Do dodges an elbow strike from Fiddler.
Fiddler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fiddler is trying to stall.
Fiddler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do tries a knee to the head but Fiddler blocks it.
Fiddler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Fiddler blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fiddler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fiddler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do takes a shot to the head.
Do breaks the clinch.
Do checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Do fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fiddler checks it well.
Fiddler closes the distance and pushes Do back into the cage.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fiddler blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fiddler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Fiddler is blocking nicely.
Fiddler is leaning against Do and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fiddler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fiddler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fiddler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fiddler looking to stall.
Do dodges an elbow strike from Fiddler.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Do fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fiddler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a head kick that half lands.
Fiddler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Do is out of range and Fiddler settles back down.
Fiddler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Brusso Do seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fiddler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do throws a shot from downtown. Fiddler moves away and avoids it.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiddler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Do is able to avoid easily.
Do on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Do is rocked!
Do takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Do is still on wobbly legs! Can Fiddler finish him?
Fiddler connects with a superb combination that knocks Do out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Fiddler before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Do!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freddie Fiddler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel comes into the arena with The Wizard by Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. Rose is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Another One Bites The Dust. Matthew Emanuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Rose!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emanuel tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emanuel or not.
Emanuel manages to break the clinch.
Emanuel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Emanuel moves away and avoids it.
Emanuel slips a jab from Rose.
Emanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emanuel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rose's head.
Emanuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose throws a right and a left that Emanuel avoids nicely.
Emanuel lands with a nice combination. Rose backs away looking to recover.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but Emanuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
Emanuel cracks Rose with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emanuel at a distance.
Emanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Emanuel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rose takes a step back to recover.
Rose throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Emanuel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Emanuel avoids it.
Emanuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Emanuel is out of range.
Emanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel wants to clinch
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Emanuel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emanuel scores with a one two! Rose had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rose throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel lands with a kick to the temple. Rose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rose is rocked!
Rose throws a push kick but Emanuel slaps the foot to one side.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Emanuel finish him?
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Emanuel counters with a big right hand! Oh Rose is in trouble here! Emanuel follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Emanuel!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matthew Emanuel waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ha Young was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young connects with a body shot that sends Hagen's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Young.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hagen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagen.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hagen is able to avoid easily.
Hagen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hagen under the eye.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hagens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen walks into a left hand.
Young throws a jab when Hagen was well out of range.
Young has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagen.
Young swings for the body but Hagen moves out of range.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hagen manages to avoid it.
Young changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hagen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hagen is trying to get back to half guard.
Young just content to control the position.
Hagen regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hagen gets back to full guard.
Hagen pulls Young in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hagen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Young landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hagen keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hagen has his hands on Young's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen is trying to keep Young in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hagen. That did some damage!
Young throws a shot to the body.
Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hagen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagen keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Young dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young scores with a takedown into Hagen's guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Hagen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hagen trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young wants to control from the top but Hagen keeps moving.
Young sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hagen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ha Young hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hagen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young misses with the combination.
Young works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Hagen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hagen as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Young misses.
Hagen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Young throws a series of punches but Hagen avoids them all with ease.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagen trying to control the position here.
Hagen keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ha Young.
Young looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hagen!
Young in side control, throwing shots but Hagen defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen can't do much from the bottom here.
Hagen tries to bench press Young off him but Young keeps the position.
Young working away.
Young throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hagen is trying to improve his position.
Young working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young working away.
Hagen is not content to let Young control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hagen takes one to the side of the head.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hagen eats them both and turns towards Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hagen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but Hagen avoids it easily.
Young scores with a jab to the body.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hagen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tom Hagen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young takes a swing at Hagen's ribcage but misses.
Hagen gets caught napping as Young dives in and scores a takedown. Hagen manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen wants to sweep but no luck.
Young trying to control but Hagen is working from the bottom.
Hagen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well,Hagen is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Young is fighting to break Hagen's control of his arms but Hagen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Hagen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ha Young hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hagen walks into a straight right hand from Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Young connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hagen scrambles back to his feet.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagen.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hagen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hagen avoids the body shot from Young.
Young takes a swing at Hagen's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands a nice hook to Hagen's body. Hagen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hagen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hagen rather than just go for the knockout.
Young fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hagen to the ground. Young is now in Hagen's guard.
Tom Hagen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ha Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Hagen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagen throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ha Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ha Young!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ha Young!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ha Young!
Ha Young wins by unanimous decision!
Ha Young was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes to the cage accompanied by I'll be Back. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kent blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kent scores with a nice head shot.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kent misses with a looping left.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kent misses with a hook.
Kent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kent in his tracks.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kent misses with a body shot
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kent misses with a straight right.
Kent's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kent duly obliges.
Kim has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kim throws a head kick that Kent semi-blocks.
It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Kent looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent is looking to clinch.
Kent throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
A lazy left from Kent finds it's target.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kent takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Kent swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kent was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Kent's front leg but catches the back leg as Kent tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim thumps Kent with a low kick.
Kent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Peter Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Kent misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kent tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim scores with a nice body kick.
Kim throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Kent walks into a left hand.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kent throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim lands a head kick. Kent smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kent.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Kent closes the distance and clinches.
Kent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Kent blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kent scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Peter Kent's cut is getting worse.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Kent moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kent misses with a series of wild punches.
Kent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Kim catches Kent right on the button with a cross.
Kent thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kim is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kent had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kent takes a step back to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kent tries to move into range but Kim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Kent's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kim scores with a jab.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kent's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kim.
Kent misses with a looping right.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Kent is out of range.
Mikey Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kim has Kent up against the cage in a clinch.
Kent blocks the elbow strike.
Kent avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kent blocks an elbow strike.
Kent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim connects with a knee to the head.
Kent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kent can't break the clinch.
Kent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kent has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kent blocks an elbow strike.
Kent managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kent is trying to force a seperation but Kim has the dominant position.
Kent wants to break free but Kim has control.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kent avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kent blocks the elbow strike.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kent manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kent punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kim has closed the distance and engaged Kent in a clinch.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kent is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kent misses with a body shot.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Kent.
Kent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kent throws a combination. Kim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kent's calf.
Kent with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kim to score with a decent uppercut.
Peter Kent's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A slow jab from Kent misses its intended target.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kent misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim jabs Kent to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kent thows a body shot but no joy.
Kent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim counters by moving into the clinch.
Kent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim lands an elbow just above Kent 's eye.
Jeez, Peter Kent's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Kent's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mikey Kim!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikey Kim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano has chosen Disturbed - Decadance as his entrance music. Otis Gein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuo Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Nakano.
Gein closes the distance but Nakano moves to the side
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gein is fending him off so far but Nakano persists. Nope, Gein circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakano swats away the attempt to clinch by Gein.
Nakano misses the shot to the body.
Gein moves into range and clinches up with Nakano.
Nakano jumps into guard, dragging Gein to the mat.
Nakano is looking for a triangle but Gein pushes his legs off easily.
Gein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nakano's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gein pushes down on Nakano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakano keeps working.
Gein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakano is trying to control but can't.
Gein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakano landing strikes from the bottom.
Nakano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gein thows a huge punch but Nakano dodges it nicely.
Gein trying to pass the guard but Nakano defending well.
Nakano is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakano is still trying to improve position.
Nakano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gein.
Nakano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nakano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
Gein wants to control from the top but Nakano keeps moving.
Gein tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakano is retaining full guard.
Gein trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Gein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nakano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein throwing strikes from guard but Nakano blocks nicely.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakano has wrist control.
Our spies down at at Brown House inform us that Nakano has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nakano keeping full guard, as Gein tries to pass.
Nakano trying to keep a closed guard but Gein is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gein trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gein stopping the sweep attempt from Nakano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gein landing some decent shots from guard.
Gein trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Nakano is looking for a triangle but Gein pushes his legs off easily.
Nakano controls Gein momentarily but Gein frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakano looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakano, not yet.
Gein passes Nakano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakano keeping control of the position.
Nakano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gein's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gein's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Otis Gein will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gein jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakano keeps the fight on the outside.
Gein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakano shoots in and drives through. Gein sprawls well.
Nakano throws the left hand but Gein avoids the punch easily.
Gein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakano swats away the attempt to clinch by Gein.
Gein is looking to clinch.
Nakano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gein, who protects the arm well.
Gein is looking to regain half guard here but Nakano keeps moving and retains side control.
Otis Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano tries for a kimura but Gein is defending well.
Gein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gein wants to get back to his feet but Nakano drags him back down.
Nakano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nakano has hold of Gein's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gein tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nakano cranks the arm and Gein screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gein, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tatsuo Nakano!
A victorious Tatsuo Nakano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Speech Cobras as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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148 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Some bone on bone action there as Bate checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns connects with a high kick.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Bate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Bate throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Bate throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Bate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bate.
Bate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
Bate lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Burns.
Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate.
Bate slips under a jab from Burns.
Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bate misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Bate throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Bate takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Bate lands with a shot to the body.
Bate misses with a straight left.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns avoids the body shot from Bate.
Bate moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Burns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns connects with a right hand. Bate shakes it off.
Bate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bate trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Bate prevents Burns from getting back to his feet.
Bate stays in close to Burns's body and controls the position.
Tyrone Bate has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bate throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a series of strikes. Bate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Bate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bate takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bate misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters with a nice leg kick.
Bate shoots for a double leg takedown but Burns sprawls well. He's pushed Bate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bate looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Bate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bate off to one side.
Burns throws a leg kick but Bate moved away.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Bate shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns avoids the body shot from Bate.
Bate swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Bate's leg but Bate calmly moves out of range.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate dives in for a single leg takedown but Burns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bate misses with a body punch.
Bate is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Burns's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Burns is working Bate over against the cage.
Bate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Bate.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bate has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Bate leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Bate controls the action.
Burns slows down the pace here.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Bate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bate on the inside.
Burns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Bate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Bate controls his hands.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Bate has hold of one of Burns's legs. Burns is fighting the takedown attempt but Bate gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bate won't allow Burns to get back to his feet.
Burns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyrone Bate just wasn't active enough.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bate's corner calls for a 1-2. Bate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Bate misses with an uppercut
and Burns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bate shoots in looking for a takedown. Burns tries to sprawl out of it but Bate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burns manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bate takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burns rushes Bate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brad Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bate misses the target.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Bate throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Bate looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bate, as that shot connected.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bate lands with a cross.
Bate misses with a hook to the body
and Burns moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as Bate tries to tie him up.
Bate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
Bate tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bate misses with a body punch.
Bate tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Bate avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bate moves out of range of the body kick.
Bate misses with a jab to the body
and Burns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burns clinches with his opponent.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bate.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns tries to clinch but Bate moves away
and Bate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Bate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bate scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bate misses the jab.
Tyrone Bate is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bate slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bate throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Brad Burns just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bate swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Bate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bate lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Bate misses with a right hand
and Burns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bate swings widly with a right hand
and Burns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
A shot to the liver by Bate. Beautiful body shot.
Bate scores with a decent looking hook.
Bate misses with a left hand
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burns is leaning against Bate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns tries to work over Bate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Burns's half guard.
Bate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Bate wants to free his trapped foot but Burns is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Burns is trying to stand.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bate passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is desperately trying to improve his position but Bate has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burns can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bate with shots to the head and body - Burns looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bate landing strikes from the mount.
Bate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burns can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bate wants to finish this one by submission but Burns is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bate.
Burns is trying to escape the mount.
Bate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bate working Burns over with strikes here.
Burns really wants to buck Bate off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bate.
Bate has control of Burns's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Burns regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate cracks Burns with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bate dominating with strikes here.
Bate lands a big shot there that rocks Burns but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burns?
Bate scoring with strikes but Burns is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Burns is rocked!
Bate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burns is still in real trouble! Can Bate finish him?
Bate tries to control but Burns wriggling away.
Bate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate had his way with Brad Burns in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bate swings widly with a right hand
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns seems to have recovered his senses.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Bate throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Bate lands with a right hand.
Bate misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns throws a leg kick but Bate sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bate throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to work over Bate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bate trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bate into the cage.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burns throws a low kick but Bate avoids it.
Bate swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Bate misses with a left hand
and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Brad Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bate.
Donk. Bate catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate misses with a looping left.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but Bate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Burns. No joy for Bate on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Bate had a free shot at his head there.
Bate looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Bate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Burns.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Bate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Burns.
Tyrone Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Bate. Bate gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrone Bate.
I think Bate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
Tyrone Bate retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Tyrone Bate rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RUN DMC its like that. Renato Sanches will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bark bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bark trying to control the action but Sanches is working from the bottom.
Sanches tries to improve position but can't.
Bark tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bark is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanches is defending well.
Bark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bark is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanches is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark tries for a kimura but Sanches is defending well.
Bark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanches tries to buck Bark off but Bark is having none of it.
Bark is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanches is defending well.
Sanches can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark tries to move to mount but Sanches blocks the move with his legs.
Bark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanches keeps working.
Sanches tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Sanches's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanches prevents Bark from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanches keeps working.
Bark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bark in the domination position with Sanches hanging on.
Sanches is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanches doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bark.
Sanches tries to roll over but Bark keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanches is defending against the submission attempts here by Bark.
Bark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oakley Bark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanches fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bark is out of range.
Sanches takes a swing at Bark's ribcage but misses.
Sanches lands a nice looking body kick.
Bark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanches sprawls well. Sanches wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bark gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanches throws a series of strikes that have Bark backpedaling.
It looks like Oakley Bark has been cut.
Bark moves away from the strike by Sanches.
Sanches's coach down at Red Battle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanches's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sanches throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Sanches finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Sanches as Bark shoots in.
Bark takes one to the side of the head.
Bark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanches but Sanches pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oakley Bark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark dives in and grabs Sanches's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanches pushes down on Bark's head and hops out.
Sanches keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bark is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Sanches ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Bark clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renato Sanches! Renato Sanches retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Renato Sanches thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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